The Strode VenturerWhat could link the slick world of London boardrooms, an isolated island race in the Maldives and the mysterious voyages of a battered ship skippered by a brooding alcoholic? It falls to Geoffrey Bailey to unlock the mystery, but first he must overcome both family tragedy and the unpredictable treacheries of land, sea and big business.

He was a twenty-one year old

Tempe is determined to bring justice for her mystery victim

Howard and Kitty have recently moved to Lodeshill after a life spent in London

When we reach that point

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sinister survival story and further elevates it with her trademark style and heart

The man blew himself up

and pull it apart

exciting and superbly readable

provoking scenes of violent unrest in the countryside

a twisting drama of fighting behind enemy lines

but magic is good at hiding